WHERE JEWSHARPS ARE MADE.
A Family of fccnUba Do All thn Mna
factorlng Oataido of New York.
The village of Rith-on-the-1 lu.lfom,
though its manufacturing interests are
few. can boast of ij.swH.iri the only
jewsharp factory in the United States
oataido of New York city. Simple :ut
the jewsharp is, it requires, neverthelob';,
no little nkill in construction.
Tho proprietor of the factory in Hath
iH John Smith, awl he has iM-rfectM Jiiin--lf
to huch an extent that his work is
reeo;jnizd as anions the lst in thy
world. The factory is a Hinall building
ftituated a hhort distance oil Third street.
and although unpretentious contains
every facility for the manufacture of
jewsliars.
Twenty years ago, in England, Mr.
Smith liegati his apprenticeship at the
trade. Hearing from friends in this
country that here would bo found
Letter market for tho Hale of his sjwv
cialty, he determined to emigrate. Ar
riving in New York he failed to securo
employment, and d-:iding to htart in
business for hims-f he went to Troy
awl opened a factory there, lie was
but moderately successful in Troy, and
after a hhort time moved to Iiatli. built
a factory awl is perfectly satisfied whi
ttle location. Hie Smith lewsharn U
sold principally to firms in New York,
liohtou and Chicago. These firms sell
the goods to retailers throughout the
United States.
V hen the factory is running at its
fullest capacity over two gross a day are
turned out. The busiest time of the
year is that just preceding the holidays
iJnring this season the factory employs
live ieople tho proprietor, his two sons
and two other Lnjilishmen, who live
near the factor'.
The manufacture of the "harps" is an
interesting process, and but few people
are aware of the large amount of work
esiended in making a jewsharpof good
tone. The frames of the instrument are
not iade by Mr. Smith. Jle buys them
from a foundry. Upon these frames is
bestowed the least work; it is in setting
' the steel tongue in the frame and filing
the lower iortion of the frame to fit the
tongue that the most care and skill are
required.
The first work dono on a jewsharp is
to place the frame in a -vise, file off the
roughness and taper down the points, so
that each side presents a sharp edge, be
tween which the tongue is to vibrate.
The mo delicate work then begins. A
piece of steel wire is cut from a coil,
hammered flat at one end and left round
at the other, and tempered with the
greatest care. The flat end is then set
in the arc of tho frame, and then the two
ends are carefully pressed and ham
mered until they come as close as pos
sible to the tongue without touching it.
The round end of the tongue is then
bent in the form of a right angle, the
Ioint is turned over, and the "harp" is
ready to be placed in the hands of a
finisher. There are seven 6izes and four
kinds of finishing the common, gold
bronze, lacquered and tin plated. The
harp can be toned to any pitch. To make
the tone high the tongue is made small
and pressed back toward the frame; to
make the tone lower it is lient forward.
Air. Smith is not only a good maker of
the harp, but can extract quite a little
music from the little instrument. He
can also play two at once, which he
tunes so that they are in harmony, by
filing the frames.
When business is rushing Mr. Smith's
whole family is pressed into service, and
each member excels in his or her particu
lar work. Mr. Smith prophesies that
within a few years the instruments he
makes will be in more general use than
now. He has once enlarged his factor',
and expects to do so again. Albany
Journal.
Conrrriuitioiial Equality.
For conversation society must not be
very unequal. By inequality I do not
refer to the doubtful distinction of bank
ing accounts or family trees. So far as
these are concerned there is nothing so
democratic as conversation. But it does
demand some approach to a similarity
not in opinions; with good temper these
may widely differ but in manners and
taste, and, above all, in intellectual
capacity. When people are brought to
gether without care for these similarities
we know what happens. If their num
ber be large enough they invariably split
np, not by cold exclusiveuess, but by
natural selection, into mutually appre
ciative groups, of which each member
has some affinity for the rest.
Where this instinctive distribution is,
through smallness of numbers or the
fussiness of a host, impossible we may
expect a dull time. All know Bret
Ilarte's tale of a man who had never
heard of Adam before and asked "What
was his other name?' But there have
been talkers in real life also who had to
endure much at the hands of the igno
rant. Gentleman's Magazine.
Superficial .Tiidcment of M-n.
In our judgment of men we are to be
ware of giving any great importance to
occasional acts. By acts of occasional
generosity weak men endeavor to re
deem themselves iu their own estima
tion; vain men to exalt themselves in
that of mankind. It may be observed
that the.'e are no men more worthless
and selfish, in the general tenor of their
lives, than some who. from time to time,
perform feats of generosity. Sentimental
eelfishness will commonly vary its in
dulgences inrthis way, and vainglorious
selfishness will break out into acts of
munificence. But self government and
self denial are rot to be relied upon for
any real strength, except in so far as
they are found to le exercised in detail.
New York Ledger.
Grandtlanshter'n Granddaughter.
William Bunce, of Cochituate. became
a happy great-great-grandfather lately,
and Mrs. Neal, of this place, a lady sixty-eight
years old, his daughter, becomes
great-grandmother. Her daughter is
Mrs. Dean, and Mrs. Dean's daughter is
Mrs. A. Lyons, who has just given birth
to a little daughter. Mr. Bunce is ninety-three
years old and still hearty and
.ctrang. Fjtfminghain(Mass.) Tribune.
A Denver A Rio Grande special
ami Central Pacific coach went cant
on the flyer lant evening'.
J. M. Heardslcy, h'rank Hubbard,
Allen Coleman and A. J. Do rati of
Weeping Water are in town to-day.
A. I. Timblin, one of Weeping
Water's rising young attorney, in
in the city to-day and made THE
llKKAI.D a pleasant call.
I'eter Ncider, lhe man who
waH killed Saturday, was buried
in the pnotterefield to-day by
the coroner. The tdieriff received a
telegram from the postmaster at
Stuart, Holt county, saying Nei
der's family was too poor to send
for him; to give him decent burial
here.
Mrs. Kihlow, who lias lived for
Moine time on Mrs O'Rouke.s place
south of town, was the unfortunate
victim of a fire last week, which con
sumed the residence together with
all its contents. The house caught
fire in the afternoon while the folks
were out in the field at work and
burned up every vestige of clothing
and furniture in and about the
house before Mrs, Kildow could get
to it. There was no insurance,which
is specially unfortunate for Mrs.
Kihlow as she is very poor and has
nothing to start with. II. C.
McMacken gave the family iff) which
if emulaled by others would soon
place them where they could again
be selfsupporting.
Judge Archer a Court.
J. C. Mclntire was arrested and
fined $o and costs Friday evening for
disturbing the peace by getting
drunk and running his horse throgh
the streets. The gentleman tried
the cow boy but it was not just in
harinoney with the judges sense of
propriety,
James li. Cassady vs. Soeti
nicliseiis & Schirk, suit on account
Hearing set for May 'M)th.
NIGHT IN THE COUNTRY.
Oh, bird that lingers in the hush
Of twilight ax it falleth.
Return ye now unto your nest;
List how your sweet mate callcthl
Oh, lowing cows, haste to your fold.
Or you will be belated
E'en now the milkmaid loudly calls.
Too long for you bhe has waittdl
From yonder church the chimiuij bclla
King for the Ancelus sweet.
And pious soul.s, with bended hcada.
The evening prayer repeat.
The locusts with discordant notes
A merry concert hold.
As though the coining on of night
Made their small hearts more bold.
The jasmine vine that shades the porch
Breaks out in sweetest scent.
And waftings from the lily bed
Are with its odors blcntl
The low of kine and notes of birds
Grow fainter and more faint.
Even the tireless katydids
Have bushed their loud complaint.
Tho glimmering lights begin to shine
From many a window pane.
And mothers rock their babes and sing
A sweet good night refrain.
To all there comes a country peace.
The quiet of a night
That is removed from out the world.
Far from the city's sight!
Kate A. Carrington in New Orleans Pica
yune. A Very Clone Call.
A tall, squarely built and athletic man
of thirty-five or thereabouts walked into
the California hotel and registered "John
Kelly, Jr., Bodie." IIeissujerintendent
of the Bulwer, Bodie and Mono mines,
located at Bodie, and he became involved
in a dispute with a miner named J. C.
Grant. The result was that the two
men met on the street in Uodie, and
when within a few feet of each other
Grant drew a 45-caliber revolver, and
without warning fired point blank at
Kelly. The latter threw up his left arm,
and as he did so the bullet passed down
the inside of his coat sleeve without
scratching the skin and made its exit at
the elbow.
They then clinched, but Grant kept
firing, and the second shot struck the
collar button in the back of Kelly's shirt,
carried it away and plowed up the lining
of his coat without doing other damage.
The third and fourth shots went through
Kelly's coat, which was unbuttoned, but
the fifth struck him in the chin. When
it struck the bone, however, it was de
flected, and, after tearing its way along
the jaw, came out just in front of the
ear. Kelly then wrenched tne pistol
from the other's hand and with it beat
him into insensibility. The former keeps
the coat and shirt that he wore at the
time as a memento of his marvelous es-
San Francisco Call.
Care of the Dair.
The hair, like every other portion of
the human frame, if uncared for will go
to waste and eventually drop out. This
is due to a splitting of the ends of the
hair, so that the interior oil duct which
nourishes the hair is exposed, and the
natural nourishment of the hair runs to
waste, overflows upon the head, forming
dandruff, which impedes the growth of
the hair just as much as the tares among
wheat The best means to prevent this
is a strengthening of the hair, and this
can easily le accomplished by frequent
cutting and the use of salt water and
vaseline.
Have you ever noticed what bushy
hair seafaring men have? Did you ever
see a oald sailor It is because their
hair is in constant contact with the in
vigorating salt air, and is often wet with
salt water. A good tonic of salt water
should contain a teaspoonful of salt to a
tumbler of water, and should be ap
plied to the hair two or three times a
week. The effect at the end of a month
will le surprising. American Spectator.
UNION ITKMS.
FROM THE LEIMJER.
Chas. Swan went to Omaha last
Tuesday evening with 42 head of
cuttle, for which we undertand he
received 5.'55.
Mr. II. L. Wilson, who had the
contract for putting in the railroad
water supplies at this place was in
the city yesterday. He is now en
gaged at putting in a well for the
company at I.a Platte.
Hon Allen Heeson of Plattsmouth
the leading member of the Cass
County Ihir, was here on legal bus
iness Tuesday, accompanied by his
son Charlie. This was Mr. Heeson's
first visit to Union, ami he was
agreeably surprised to find here a
village so large and flourishing as
this.
Thursday morning John Chalfant
drove to town, Mrs. Winlield Swan
and Mollie or Maggie Klkenbary oc
cupying the seat with him. The
team became somewhat gay near
the lower crossing of main street
aifd as the buggy was turning over
tht: niches avoided serious injuries
by jumping and falling to the
ground. Luckily no one was in
jured, and but slight damage was
done to the carriage.
New Millinery Store.
Mrs. C. M. Graves, dressmaking
and millinery. New goods, new
prices, latest styles. Store No. 110
South 3rd St. Plattsmouth, Neb. dim
Dr. E. L. Siggens has returned and
may be found hereafter at his office
over Gering's drugstore.
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Take your prescriptions to Itrown
'& Han ett's,they dispense pure med
icines, tf
Pa risiett.
Yes! In bloom, of the most
gorgeous colors. They will con
tinue to bloom all summer, too, and
can be selected at Moore's Green
House for from 40 to 50 cents per
dozen. dtf
A restore, stricken, and give you
a luxuriant growth of hair, to keep
its color natural as in youth, and to
remove dandruff, use only Hall's
and
Hair chains, rings, crosses
hair work of all kinds to order.
Mrs. A. Kxee.
tf 1726 Locust St.
Hrown & Iiarrett have the largest
and finest stock of wall paper and
borders in Plattsmouth. wtf
Will you suffer with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Vit
alizer is guaranteed to cure you. 2
If you want any dolls J. P. Youngs
is the place as he will close out his
trtock of dolls regardless of cost and
quit handling that line of goods.
This is your chance li5c dolls for
10c.
I am now prepared to deliver ice
to any part of the city. Telephone 72.
tf II. C. McMAKEN.
SWEET SCENTED FLOWERS,
The fragrant Heliotrope in bloom
wonderfully cheap at Moore's Green
House. dtf
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Thk Best Salve in the world for Cut.
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
money ref unded. Price 2o cents per box.
For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co.
Baby is Sick. The woefull expres
sion of a Des Moines teamsters
countenance showed his deep anx
iety was not entirely without cause,
when he inquired of a druggisl of
the same city what was the best
to give to a baby for a coldr It
was not necessary for him to say
more, his countenance showed that
the pet of the family, if not the idol
of his life was in distress. "We give
our baby Chainberlains's Cough
Remedy," was the druggists answer.
"I don't like to give tlie baby such
strong medicine," said the teamster.
"You know John Oleson. of the
Watters-Talbot Printing Co., don't
you? Inquired the druggist. His
baby, when eighteen months old,
got hold of a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Kemedy and drankthewhole
of it. Of course it the baby vomit
very freely but did not hurt it the
least.and what is more it cured tha
baby's cold. The teamster already
knew the value of the Kemedy, hav
ing used it himself, and was now sat
istied that there was no danger in
giving it even to a baby. For Sale
by F. G. Fricke V Co Druggists.
Electric Bitters.
This remedy is. becoming so well
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Elec
tric Hitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Klectric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples,
boils, salt rheum and other affec
tions caused by impure blood.
Will drive malaria from the system
and prevent as well as cure all ma
larial fevers. For cure of headache, j
constipation and indigestion try i
Klectric Hitters. Entire satisfaction 1
guaranteed, or money refunded. -Price
50c and $1 per bottle at F. G
Fricke & Co's drugstore.
Llewellyn Moore's the Recognized
Headquarters for the Artistic
and the Beautiful.
Aquilegia chrysantha, coreopsis
lanceolata. chrysanthemum maxima
antirrhinums, platycodens and cle
matis make up a partial list of Mr.
Moore's grand plants, that are per
fectly hardy and are not injured
by a 'Nebraska winter. Mr. Moore
has a fine stock of geraniums,
coleus and some of those richly col
ored French cannas, also a fine line
of bedding plants. In roses he
makes a specialty of the following
hardy varieties: General Jacqui
niot, Md. Plantier, Perle. Niphitos.
together with the old standard La
France and that Queen of the rose
family, the American Beauty, which
under favorable circumstances has
produced roses 8 inches across,
bright red and of a most delicious
fragrance. No collection of flowers
is complete without some .of these
hardy roses. Mr. Moore has the
reputation of being the best rose
grower west of Chicago; he never
forces his plants, thus making them
tender but gives them every requis
ite to make them hardy and strong.
This spring is an unusually good
one for setting out plants and
should be improved by our people.
Remember the place where plants
and prices will suit the most exact
ing is at Llewellyn Moore's on West
Locust street, and call at once. tf.
JULIUS PEPPERRERG,
MANTjyACTURBK OP AVH
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
DKALKB IN THK
Thoicest Brands of Cigars,
including our
Flar Jo .jpirajf p' ai l
TTJLL LIUE OK
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TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLK
aiwaya in Btock.
Nov. 2B. 1885.
EDMUNDS & ROOT
Tne pioneer meichants of
EZUBEAY
Phil Young will shortly have a
complete line of stationery and will
continue in busines remember this
fact when in need of any writing
materials. Phil will adopt the cash
system and sell goods very cheap.
Brown & Barret carry the largest
line of druggists sundries in the
city. tf.
A new system of house wiring for elec
tric lighting consists of fitting the builtl
ing with continuous tubes of insulating
material, through which the wires are
drawn. The tubes are made of paper
soaked in a hot bath of bituminous ma
terial, and are eaid to be hard, strong
and tough.
Our Clubbing Llfet.
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Omaha Bee
1 oledo Blade
Lincoln Call
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Inter Ocean ' . .
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The Home Magazine " "
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Will be C'ven Away.
Our enterprising druggists, K. G.
Fricke & Co, who carry the finest
stock of drugs, perfumeries, toilet
articles, brushes, sponges, etc.. are
giving away a inrge liumoer ol trial
bottles of Dr. Miles' celebrated Res-
torative Nervine. They guarantee j
it to cure headache, dizziness, ner-1
vous prostration, sleeplessness, the j
ill effects of spirits, tobacco, corfee. !
etc. Druggists say it is the greatest
seller they ever knew, and isuniver- j
sally satisfactory. They also guar- ;
antee Ur. Allies .New Heart Cure wi
all cases of nervous or organic heart
disease, palpitation, jiain in side,
smothering, etc. Fine book on
"Nervous and Heart Diseases,"
free. 4
Carry a full stock of generai
merchondise which theysell very
close. Highest price paid for
all kinds of farm produce. Gen
erous treatmcntand fair dealing
is the secret of our success.
CHAS L K00T,
Notary Public
M array Neb.
AND
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The Waeliingtton ATeDUc
GROCERS
Provision Merchants.
Headquarters for
FLOUR AND
FEED,
Notice of Probate of WCI.
In the matter of th lat vnil and testament
of Elishii'Strad ey. .deceased, in eouuty court
Cass eiinTy, elra ka.
Notice is hrl given th;it on the sth d-y of
June A. I,, 1891. at the count judireV office la
Plattsmouth, Cas county. Nebraska, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, the following matter
will be hear and considered :d Tl e ap- lication
of Samuel Stradley t admit to irtbrite the
last will and 'est.iment of K i-lsa Stradley lte
of Greenwood precinct, i- -M cni't. de
ceased, and for ierers t iiOniiilstiaMon with
the will annex"d t- Aaroi. C. L der.
Dated May 18th, 1891. By order of tte court,
B. S. RAMSEY.
Ceunty Judge
We pay no rent and sell for CAsjfl.
You don'tjpay any hills for dead beats
when you buy of this firm.
TLe
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THE LEADING
GROCERS
HAVE THE MOST
COMPLETE
STOCK IN THE CITY.
EVERYTHING - FRESH - AND - IN - SEASON
ATTENTION FAKMERS
U e want your Poultry, KffirS, But
ter and your farm produce of all
kinds, we will av vn iuJ vT:?.1
cash priee as we are buyln'for a
firn in Lincoln. 3 H ur a
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THK LEADING GROCERS
Plattsmouth
Nebraska.
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